Two Generations of Can-Am Maverick Win at the 2024 Can-Am UTV King of the Hammers Championship

Can-Am Factory Racers Win the UTV Overall, Taking First and Second in the
UTV Pro Mod Class

VALCOURT, QUEBEC, CANADA – February 9, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – Can-Am, a brand of BRP (TSX: DOO, NASDAQ: DOOO), stayed on the gas at the 2024 Ultra 4 King of the Hammers out in Johnson Valley, CA. The Can-Am Factory Racing Team proved to be the most successful force in UTV racing once again. Kyle Chaney convincingly won the UTV Hammers Championship overall and UTV Pro Mod class in his all-new Can-Am Maverick R, qualifying fastest and leading the race from wire-to-wire. The victory marks Chaney’s fourth time winning the overall and the fifth consecutive year Can-Am has led the race. Phil Blurton was close in tow, piloting his Can-Am Maverick X3 to second place in the UTV Pro Mod Class, while also finishing third in the UTV overall. Paul Wolff brought home third place in the Open UTV class, ninth in the UTV overall.

The 170-mile race covers what many believe to be the roughest, technical rock and desert terrain in the world and is the most challenging single day race of the year. Can-Am Factory Racers contested both the UTV Pro Mod and UTV Pro Open classes to showcase the capability and versatility of both the new Maverick R platform and legendary Maverick X3 platform, each proving their racing prowess on the course.

“We are very proud to see what Kyle Chaney was able to achieve in the all-new Can-Am Maverick R. Our teams spent thousands of hours developing what we believe is the most effective and performant side-by-side in the world, and to see the Maverick R beat vehicles with twice the displacement is very gratifying and validates our efforts,” said Thomas Uhr, Chief Technology Officer at BRP. “We are also incredibly impressed by what Phil Blurton and Paul Wolff were able to achieve in their Maverick X3’s, they embody the challenger spirit of our brand.”

The qualifying race was action packed, living up to its reputation for creating viral moments, with a challenging loop course that included the infamous ‘Backdoor’ section. Chaney, himself, “broke the internet” with his top qualifying run, as video footage of him jumping a large portion of the descent has amassed nearly 5 million views to date on social channels. Chaney was the top qualifier, followed by Phil Blurton in fifth, and Paul Wolff in 97th which determined race day starting order.

“This year was a challenge. We knew the pressure was on when we made the late…